Where does “Aura” come from?

Aura (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

Aura (Finnish): plough, plow agricultural tool

Definitions

  1. plough, plow agricultural tool

Ancestry of “Aura”, step by step

Aura traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aurora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAuroraAurora
2Latinaurōra—
3Proto-Italicauzōsdawn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

via Latin aura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinauraair; breeze
2Ancient Greekαὔραcool air in motion, breeze, fresh air of the...
3Proto-Hellenicauhrā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsr̥h₂morning air

via Old Swedish aþra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishaþra—
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

Words derived from “Aura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs →